Gerasdorf bei Wien is a town in the district of Korneuburg in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The city has 10,862 inhabitants. Geography The city is located in the Weinviertel district of Lower Austria on the northern city boundary of Vienna. The area of the township covers 35.24 square kilometres, about one percent of the area is wooded. It was […]
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Gänserndorf is a town on the Marchfeld, Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of Bezirk Gänserndorf. It is about 20 km northeast of Vienna, to which it is connected by both the Angerner Straße (Bundesstraße, or federal highway, 8) and the North railway line. Landscape Park Landscape Park in Gänserndorf covers an area of approximately 70,000 square meters and is heavily used as a recreational area. […]
St. Johann im Pongau is a small city in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is the administrative centre of the St. Johann im Pongau District. Position The city is located in the Salzach Valley of the Eastern Alps, between the Salzburg Slate Alps in the north, the Radstadt Tauern (part of the Niedere Tauern range) in the southeast and the Ankogel Group (Hohe Tauern) in the southwest. The city lies in the […]
Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the district Feldkirch. Events The town is well known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so-called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world’s leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium. Past winners at Götzis include former decathlon world record holder, Olympic and world champion Roman Šebrle (who achieved the record at the 2001 Götzis meeting), […]
Völkermarkt is regarded as a paradise for active types who like to get sporty exercise. The urban municipality is surrounded by mountains, rivers and swimming lakes in the heart of nature. Völkermarkt is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the administrative capital of Völkermarkt District. It is located within the Drava valley east of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt, north […]
Zwettl is a town and district capital of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is chiefly known as the location of Zwettl Abbey, first mentioned in October 1139. History The name originates from Slavic “svetla” meaning “glade“. Although the etymology suggests an early population of Slavic people no archeological evidence has been found yet. Zwettl was founded by the knights of Kuenring and was […]
Mistelbach an der Zaya is a town in the northeast of Austria in Lower Austria, one of Austria’s nine federal states. It is located roughly 40 km northeast of Austria’s capital Vienna. Furthermore, it consists of 8 subordinated municipalities. Geographical location Mistelbach is located in the North East of Lower Austria’s Wine Quarter (Weinviertel), approximately 25 to 30 km from the Czech and the Slovak borders. […]
Trofaiach is a municipality in the Leoben district of the state of Styria in Austria, the site of a post World War II British sector displaced persons camp. Sons and daughters of the town Josef Forster (1838-1917), composer, he wrote several, at that time successful, but now forgotten operas Hellmuth Stachel (born 1942), grew up in Trofaiach, Austrian mathematician and professor of geometry at the Vienna University of […]
The thriving shopping hub, town of culture and epicurean centre of Knittelfeld, the largest town in the Murtal district, promises unforgettable encounters. Knittelfeld is a city in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur river. The name of the town has become notorious for the Knittelfeld Putsch of September 7, 2002, a party meeting of the Freedom Party of Austria, which resulted […]
Waidhofen an der Ybbs is an independent city in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It was first mentioned in 1186 and has been the economic centre of the Ybbstal valley since the 14th century. Sites and attractions Innenstadt: Waidhofen’s Old City has many late medieval houses and public buildings enclosed within the old city walls. […]
Bad Vöslau is a spa town in the Lower Austria federal state of Austria. It is also known as the cradle of the Austrian red wine cultivation. Population (2008): 11,190. Geography Bad Vöslau is located 35 km south of Vienna. History In 1770, the Earl of Fries, whose vineyards were situated around Bad Vöslau, was the first from this region to grow red wine […]
A dynamic small town that hosts one of the biggest economic fairs in the country, but has some cultural assets. It was in Ried that a very famous family of sculptors, the Schwanthaler family, lived and worked. Their works can be seen in the churches of the region, in the Innviertel Volkskundehaus museum, where they […]
Brunn am Gebirge (Central Bavarian: Brunn aum Gebiage) is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. History Excavations from the Neolithic period show that the area was already inhabited 6000 BC and Brunn making it the earliest known farming settlement in Austria. Also Awarengräber that were found in Mödling, suggest that inhabited the area at […]
Enns is a charming city that is perfect for walking around on a nice day. Enns is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria on the river Enns, which forms the border with the state of Lower Austria. Enns was one of the first places in Austria to receive town privileges. The town charter dates to 22 April 1212; the document […]
Hollabrunn is a district capital town in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, on the Göllersbach river. The surroundings of Hollabrunn were first settled in neolithic times. Around 300 B.C. one of the most significant La Tène culture cities in central Europe briefly flourished on the southern slopes of the Sandberg hill at Roseldorf close to the village of Platt, a few kilometers to the […]
Rankweil is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, in the district Feldkirch. It is the second largest town in the district Feldkirch and the eighth largest town in Vorarlberg. Notability and landmarks Rankweil is a place of pilgrimage, known for its Basilica. Other sites include: Pilgrimage church Unsere Liebe Frau Mariä Heimsuchung (Our Dear Lady Mary Visitation): The pilgrimage church, also […]
A charming small town, flanked by wooded ridges and the bizarre summit formations of the Lienz Dolomites. A place of high quality of life, where “the South begins”. An urban and yet close-to-nature paradise where the sun frequently shines. Lienz is a medieval town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district, which covers all […]
Vöcklabruck is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway. Vöcklabruck’s name derives from the River Vöckla which runs through the town, whose name in turn originates from a person’s name (‘Vechela’) and ‘Ache’, […]
Hard in the region of Vorarlberg with its 11,766 residents is a city in Austria – some 314 mi or ( 505 km ) West of Vienna , the country’s capital. Hard is a town in the west of the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, directly on the southern shores of Lake Constance. Hard’s attractions […]
Neunkirchen itself has its charming sides, fed by its centuries of history before the town turned into an economic powerhouse for Lower Austria. Neunkirchen is a town in Lower Austria, south of Vienna and not too far from Wiener Neustadt. It has a population of approximately 12,000 residents. Within Austria, Neunkirchen is usually regarded to be a significant settlement due to its industries. This […]
Korneuburg is a town in Austria. It is located in the state Lower Austria and is the administrative center of the district of Korneuburg. Korneuburg is situated on the left bank of the Danube, opposite the city of Klosterneuburg, and is 12 km northwest of Vienna. It covers an area of 9.71 square km and, […]
St. Veit an der Glan, the capital of Carinthia until 1518, lies nestled in a region of castles, churches, museums and attractions. Sankt Veit an der Glan is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the administrative centre of the Sankt Veit an der Glan District. It was the historic Carinthian capital until 1518. […]
Bruck an der Mur is a city of some 13,500 people located in the district Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, in the Austrian state of Styria. It is located at the confluence of the Mur and Mürz Rivers. Its manufacturing includes metal products and paper. Bruck is located on the Graz to Vienna main line, and is an important regional rail junction. Main sights There is a 15th-century Gothic church in the city. In the […]
Marchtrenk ist eine Stadt in Oberösterreich im Bezirk Wels-Land im Hausruckviertel mit 14.070 Einwohnern. Das zuständige Bezirksgericht ist Wels. Wappen Gemeindewappens: Schräglinks erniedrigt geteilt; oben in Rot ein goldener, wachsender Wolf, unten in Silber zwei blaue Schräglinksbalken. Die Gemeindefarben sind Rot-Gelb. Als Gemeindewappen wurde das Wappen der 1589 in den Reichsadelsstand erhobenen, des evangelischen Glaubens wegen nach Deutschland exilierten und 1743 ausgestorbenen Marchtrenker übernommen. […]
Wals-Siezenheim is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung (Flachgau) in the Austrian state of Salzburg.It is located west of the city of Salzburg, at the border with Germany. Wals-Siezenheim is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung (Flachgau) in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The double municipality had been founded in 1948 of the places Wals and Siezenheim. In the […]
With a population of 13,000, Wörgl is one of the largest municipalities in Tirol and lies at the point where the Inntal Valley widens and the Brixentaler Ache river flows into the larger Inn river. Wörgl is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, in the Kufstein district. It is 20 km (12 mi) […]
Gmunden is a small town that sits at the edge of the large Lake Traunsee in the Salzkammergut area of Upper Austria. It is generally considered a tourist town but is also used as a summer health retreat for Austrians owing to its variety of brine and salt related treatments available. Gmunden is a town […]
Narrow cobblestone streets, a castle, beautiful old churches next to market squares, and an impressive defense tower are all part of the biggest historic old town in Tyrol. Hall in Tyrol is a town in the Innsbruck-Land district of Tyrol, Austria. Located at an altitude of 574 m, about 5 km (3 mi) east of the state’s capital Innsbruck in the Inn valley, it has a population […]
The town of Schwaz in the Lower Inntal Valley is the cultural hub of the Karwendel Silver Region and is still known today as the “silver town” thanks to its long history of copper and silver mining. Schwaz is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district. Schwaz is located in the […]
The area of Eisenstadt has been host to settlements for many years and was settled by Germanic tribes in the great migration period. Eisenstadt is a city in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. In the Habsburg Empire’s Kingdom of Hungary, Kismarton (Eisenstadt) was the seat of the Eszterházy Hungarian noble family. The composer Joseph […]
Bad Ischl is considered a spa town owing to its history of involvement with salt mining and also brine pools Bad Ischl is a spa town in Austria. It lies in the southern part of Upper Austria, at the Traun River in the centre of the Salzkammergut region. It is connected to the village of […]
This beautiful and well spread out town is located on the river Ill and is encapsulated by the mighty Bregenz forest mountains, and the Ratikon and Silvretta ranges too. Bludenz is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is the administrative seat of the Bludenz District, which encompasses about half of the Vorarlberg’s territory. Culture The Alpinale Short Film Festival was […]
Feldkirchen in Kärnten is a nice town in Austria/Carinthia and also the capital of the district, located near the Ossiach Lake (Ossiacher See) – one of the most beautiful places in Austria. Feldkirchen in Kärnten is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia and the capital of the district of the same name. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Fasching, Feldkirchen, Glanhofen, Gradisch, Hoefling, Klein […]
You’ll find many heurigen here, where you can sample local wines and enjoy good, hearty cuisine. This old market town with colorful buildings, referred to locally as Petersdorf, is one of the most visited spots in Lower Austria when the Viennese go on a wine tour. Perchtoldsdorf is a market town in the Mödling District, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It […]
Ternitz stands out as the birthplace of many famous figures from arts and politics, among them the lyricist Herbert Hirschler or the sculptor Kurt Ingerl. Ternitz is a city located in the district of Neunkirchen in the lower Schwarza Valley. Its territory includes the Gösing-Hochberg Group, which contains the highest point in the municipality at […]
The mighty and iconic Hohe Munde mountain watches over the town of Telfs in the Inntal Valley. Telfs is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol, 27 kilometres (17 miles) west of Innsbruck. It is the third largest municipality in Tyrol. Telfs received its status in 1908 and […]